confuso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin cōnfūsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konˈfu.zo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -uzo
  • Hyphenation: con‧fù‧so

Adjective

confuso (feminine confusa, masculine plural confusi, feminine plural confuse)

  1. confused
  2. muddled (of speech etc.)
  3. embarrassed
  4. hazy (of memory etc.)

Participle

confuso (feminine confusa, masculine plural confusi, feminine plural confuse)

  1. past participle of confondere

References

  1. confuso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Latin

Participle

cōnfūsō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of cōnfūsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnfūsus (mixed, mingled), from the verb cōnfundō (pour together).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kõˈfu.zu/

  • Hyphenation: con‧fu‧so

Adjective

confuso (feminine confusa, masculine plural confusos, feminine plural confusas)

  1. confused
    • (1899) Machado de Assis, Dom Casmurro, chapter 85:
      Tal foi o sentimento confuso com que entrei na loja de louça.
      Such was the confused feeling I entered the china store with.
    Synonyms: perplexo, espantado, confundido
  2. confusing
    • (1999) Gregório de Matos, Ó caos confuso, labirinto horrendo, Crônica do viver baiano seiscentista:
      Ó caos confuso, labirinto horrendo,
      Oh confusing chaos, horrendous labyrinth,

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnfūsus (mixed, mingled).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /konˈfuso/ [kõɱˈfu.so]
  • Rhymes: -uso
  • Syllabification: con‧fu‧so

Adjective

confuso (feminine confusa, masculine plural confusos, feminine plural confusas)

  1. confused
    Synonym: confundido
  2. confusing
    Synonyms: intrincado, enredado

Further reading

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